Stephen Toomy

Maybe Mike Daly is a good coach? @BrownU_Bears

UMass lacrosse finished the regular season 14-2 (7-0) to clinch the outright MAC regular-season championship. The Minutewomen have the second-highest-scoring offense in the nation (17.19 goals per game) and are No. 1 in assists per game and No. 2 in scoring margin. Westwood's Ava Connaughton, Franklin's Katie Peterson, Westwood's Lil Hancock, Walpole's Caitlyn Naughton and Walpole's Brigid Welch are all top 10 on the team in points. Central Catholic's Kerri Finneran, North Andover's Janie Papell, Newburyport's Reese Bromby, Newburyport's Lilly Pons and Hingham's Caroline Connolly are also contributors @GlobeSchools @UMassLacrosse @WW_Lax @WHSAthletics1 @FHSSports @FHSLaxBooster @Fhsglax @WalpolehighADSM @WalpoleGirlsLax @BoostersGlax @CCRaider_sports @CCRaider_GLax @NA_Athletics @NA_GLAX @Port_Athletics @nbptgirlslax @HarbormenNews @harborwomenlax

Wemby on receiving backlash for crying on the court: “Personally, I refuse to carry the burden of hiding my emotions.” (via @MaximeAubin1)

Unpopular Youth Coaching Takeaway: "The decision is more important than the technique." If learn when to shoot, pass, or drive, execution will improve with time. If they never learn the decision, “perfect form” won’t transfer. What made you rethink technique-first coaching?

Coaching HS ball and seeing kids label themselves as D-mids or FOGOs because of club. Problem is when you specialize that early, you only learn a piece of the game. How have some kids been playing club lacrosse for 8+ years and don't know how to shoot overhand?

Jack Regnery is one of the most athletic players in the PLL Draft, but a big reason why he's No. 21 on my @PremierLacrosse Big Board is his ability to dodge and score from all angles. I see him as a tough cover from the midfield at the next level. (via @TuftsLacrosse / IG)

As someone not from Mass, I would also look at the town programs promoting single sports year round. If we want kids to try spring sports (🥍🥎⚾️) then stop offering spring ⚽️🏈. MIAA girls’ lacrosse participation numbers are dropping bostonglobe.com/2026/03/31/spo… via @BostonGlobe

GoFundMe link for Emily McNamara/Dave Campbell. gofund.me/46a9a1334

Incredibly fired up for a huge #d3lax matchup tonight. Two teams enter undefeated, someone leaves with a loss. Beavers are averaging 16.8 goals a game, Polar Bears 16 on the dot. Expecting a fast pace & tons of highlights. No. 2 @BowdoinLacrosse at No. 6 @babsonlacrosse | 7pm

USMNT legend Tab Ramos has called out coaching in American youth soccer 🗣️ He believes due to various circumstances, coaches are making things too complicated for young players— which ultimately harms them instead of helping them develop. “I was able to coach youth soccer outside of the national teams for a period of about 10 years,” Tab began. “Unfortunately nowadays, the game has gotten so complicated, the pyramid of soccer in this country has gotten so complicated that it's very difficult for coaches.” “By the way, it's a really big effort to get your C license, your B license, and your A license. It's an effort. It takes a lot of time. It takes a lot of money. And so now these coaches are going to go back to a club, you know, after spending all this money on their coaching education, those coaches have to get paid.” “And in order to get paid, you have to sort of not only teach the players, but you have to kind of put on a show of all of the things that you learn.” “So now I get to the complicated area. Because now what if you hired me in California? Here I am. I'm the former U.S. Soccer technical director and under-20 national team coach for four World Cups, and I have my pro license, and you bring me in and I take your players, because you just hired me to coach your team, because I'm this incredibly knowledgeable guy. And I come in and I just do small sided games with your players.” “The parents of the kids on your team are gonna be sitting around and going, ‘Wait, why are we paying for this?’ But this is what happens.” “See, I would have enough confidence to go there and do that. But the problem is that every coach in the country has to respond to a technical director.” “And because of that, they have to put on this very, you know, difficult training session that's in sequence from your activation, to your small five v two, to your small sided possession, to then the body of your work, to then the tactical to then the big game, right? You got to go through the whole thing.” “They have to do that. And the reason they have to do that is because their technical director is under pressure.” “Because for the technical director to have his club in this league, the ECNL, or whatever, you need to have all of these standards.” “And because of those standards, now the technical director is forced to hire someone who can do all these things.” “Well, at the end of the day, there's all these standards and all these things going on. And who's not benefiting is the player, because the player would benefit more from things being simple, right?” “And of course, it's only my opinion, but I think I've gotten enough experience. Forget the playing side. I've gotten enough experience on the coaching side at all levels, from youth national teams to coaching in MLS at Houston Dynamo to say, ‘Okay, let's put the brakes on this. Our training sessions are getting too complicated. How about let's go back to the beginning, right?’” “That's what matters. This is how players learn the most. And of course, every once in a while you have to have your tactical sessions, and your exercises, where you have the certain patterns to goal, and like I get all of that.” “Of course, we all know that stuff. But the simpler we make it, the more we put players in game like situations and one v one, the better.” [via Sports Recruiting USA]

For all of us that love to yell "lacrosse games should be staggered" and "the streams should be free", today is our day. The Callum Robinson Mustang Classic is here. The best teams in D3, staggered starts all weekend, starting today. Stats and streams: gomustangsports.com/sports/mens-la…

Two days. Ten games. Some of the best teams in @NCAADIII lacrosse. Don’t miss all of the Mustang Classic airing LIVE on LacrosseTV 🥍 📅 March 13–14 ⏰ 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM EST Must-see matchup: #1 @TuftsLacrosse vs #2 @CNULacrosse 👀

What a gauntlet the NESCAC is for the ladies. FIVE TEAMS in the Top 10. Is there a more loaded conference in any collegiate sport??

I am entirely with you here! We can do better @NCAADIII with this! Some DIIIs couldn’t pull it off BUT many can. Don’t punish those who can because others cannot. I’d love to help fix and be part of the solution. Happy to put in the work to make better for deserving athletes.

I will never understand how D3 can’t find a way to host both a men’s and women’s NCAA tournament. Student-athletes and the entire program works hard to earn the right to host, reward them!

I LOVE this - “I don’t buy into the ‘Grow the Game’ saying like others do,” Govett said. “People talk about #GrowTheGame, which annoys the sh*t out of me because I think so many people’s understanding of what that means is, ‘If I start a business, and I grow my business, I’m growing the game.’ And that’s not necessarily true. The ‘Grow the Game’ mantra isn’t about, ‘How can I get guys who are already playing to pay more to play for my club?’ We have to find ways to continue to introduce the game to new consumers.”

I have been in club lacrosse for 15 years. Have helped like 200+ kids in the recruiting process. I still don’t know what a recruiting coordinator or recruiting consultant does. This is not a service parents should be paying for. Just find a real club program.

PSA!!! England lacrosse is preparing for the 2026 European championships in Box lacrosse and sixes. If you have English heritage and are interested in competing for England, you can contact HC Walt Christianson : Email shamrock12@shaw.ca 🥍 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

2026 College Lacrosse Opener: Utah @ Delaware x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

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